JOB FILLED - Maintenance Planner / Scheduler – Parts Manager

The role will involve coordinating and planning by utilizing an internal CMMS system to help facilitate maintenance activities such as repairs, preventative maintenance, and capital project support in a collaborative effort to ensure equipment safety, equipment uptime and support operations.  This role will require leadership skills to manage the Parts department and team members tasked with everyday transactions such as, cycle counting, check outs, parts kitting, purchasing, and inventory control.  Will require to work closely with local vendors and suppliers to mediate parts needs, establish company expectations to highlight service rendering and prioritize business needs as warranted.

Primary Work Assignments:

• Thoroughly understand and support best maintenance practices which include planning, prevention, and data gathering.  Monitor maintenance KPI’s and establish communication with team members to inform health of department and/or suggested process changes if needed.
• Managing and mastering internal CMMS system to generate and execute preventative maintenance schedules, preventative maintenance instructions, planned repairs, parts kitting, and inventory control.
• Monitor/ report on department budget and spend.  Ensure proper communication and parts control as deemed necessary.  Review MIN/ MAX levels, identify high volume parts, manage accordingly.
• Establish strong work relationships with local vendors.  Ensure ethics compliance is understood and vendors/ suppliers clearly understand and follow company policies, expected service rendering, as well as purchasing process to promote transparency of finances.
• Data analysis and report trending of equipment repairs, breakdowns, parts spend, etc is serviceable as needed.
• Company policy regarding food safety and personal safety is practiced accordingly and rendered in each maintenance task or repair.
• Root cause analysis and preventative measures.  Work with colleagues and leadership for problem resolution and long-term solutions including recommendation for capital expenditures.
• Assess and train employees on key job functions, particularly for the Parts Clerk team. Focus efforts on improving integrity of parts ordering, part transactions, organization of parts, and inventory accuracy.
• Responsibility for coverage of the Maintenance Manager responsibilities in their absence.
• Other duties assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a related focus
• Experience in Maintenance. World Class Maintenance and Maintenance Planning/ Preventative training a plus.
• Self-motivated, proactive and possess effective analytical and communication skills.
• Computer skills in all Microsoft applications required.  Navigation experience with MVP CMMS system a plus.
• Work hours are flexible and at times requiring overlap with night shift or working weekends.
• English Required, bilingual preferred (Spanish/English)